Wolf of Shenfield shooting: man held for conspiracy to murder

A 51-year-old is arrested in connection with the attempted murder of 'Wolf of
Shenfield' trader Robin Clark in Essex

Robin Clark (pictured) was shot by a gunman wearing a balaclava as he went to catch the train to workPhoto: Tim Stewart News Ltd

3:08PM GMT 08 Mar 2014

Police have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with the attempted murder of the City stockbroker Robin Clark, known as the Wolf of Shenfield, last month.

Mr Clark, 44, was shot in the leg by a masked gunman as he arrived to catch his morning train at Shenfield station, in Essex. He is now back at work after receiving hospital treatment.

Police stand at the scene of the shooting (East News Press Agency)

A spokesman for British Transport Police (BTP) said: “A 51-year-old man from Essex has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. He has since been interviewed and released on police bail pending further enquiries.”

Mr Clark gained his nickname in a reference to The Wolf of Wall Street, Michael Scorcese’s film about a brash, high-living trader, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

On Mr Clark’s first day back at work after the shooting, his colleagues played a prank on him, sneaking up to him and shouting 'bang’. It caused him to fall over, re-opening the wound and meaning he required further medical treatment.

A gunman approached Mr Clark at 5.55am on Friday January 24 in the car park of Shenfield station. Using a sawn-off shotgun, he fired once at point-blank range, leaving a fist-sized wound.

Mr Clark, a twice-divorced father-of-four, last year rented out his £2.2million five-bedroom house in nearby Ingatestone after running into debt.

After the shooting, pictures emerged of his lavish lifestyle, where he was pictured next to Formula One drivers and models in a previous job.

Last year a county court judgment was filed against him for debts of £14,653, and he was director of a number of companies that were shut down while owing money.

The day before the shooting Mr Clark had tried to sell his Range Rover for £10,000.

Mr Clark, who once owned cars including Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Maseratis, works as a euro derivatives trader at RP Martin, a brokerage firm in the City of London.

Officers from BTP carried out extensive inquiries into Mr Clark's background, as well as interviewing commuters who use Shenfield station in order to build up a precise sequence of events on the day of the shooting.